Bless You Boys Dec 8, 2013
Is Justin Verlander the best Tigers' starting pitcher in history?
Justin Verlander has accomplished much in eight years. Is it enough to be considered the best Tigers' pitcher ever? Justin Verlander has pitched eight full seasons for the Detroit Tigers. A workhorse, he has made at least 30 starts in every season and exceeded 200 innings for seven consecutive years. An ace, he has double-digit wins in every season. A Cy Young award winner, he has over 200 strikeouts five years in a row. The Most Valuable Player in 2011, he has already racked up 137 wins. These are fantastic numbers, and he is only 30 years old. Verlander "struggled" in 2013, which...
Detroit Free Press Nov 15, 2013
Other teammates in AL Cy Young-MVP sweep
Congrats to the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera and Max Scherzer. It's the sixth time that AL teammates won the MVP and Cy Young awards in the same year:
Grand Rapids Press Nov 14, 2013
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera named AL MVP for second consecutive season
Cabrera earned 23 of 30 first-place votes in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Miguel Cabrera is not a two-time Triple Crown winner. But he is a two-time MVP. Cabrera earned his second consecutive American League Most Valuable Player Award on Thursday night. Cabrera earned 23 of 30 first-place votes in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. It marked the third consecutive time a Tigers player has been named AL MVP, the first time an AL team has had MVPs in three consecutive seasons in 50 years. Justin Verlander was named Most...
Out of Left Field | Oakland Press Nov 12, 2013
Miguel Cabrera named Tiger of the Year again for 2013
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera became the first player to ever be named Tiger Player of the Year more than three times, bringing home his fourth such honor, and second in a row. The award, announced Tuesday afternoon, has been given out annually by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America since 1965. Of the 25 votes cast, 17 went to Cabrera and the other eight went to pitcher Max Scherzer. Cabrera has now won the award in 2008, 2010, 2012 (pictured above) and 2013. Justin Verlander (2009 and 2011) is the only player to interrupt Cabrera’s run since he joined the...
